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Isshinsai Hagai was born in Hagai, Uzen (Akita Prefecture) about 1630.
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He practised swordsmanship of the Shinkage School under Kyodayu Yoshioka and served the Lord of Yamagata. He deserted his clan, after killing a chief retainer, Mimbu Mogami, and opened a fencing school at Iijima, Bitchu Province (Okayama Prefecture). Among his many disciples, Munefuyu (Hidanokami) Yagyu was the most distinguished. It is said that Isshinsai fought Banzo Isohata in a tournament in the presence of the Shogun, Iemitsu Tokugawa.
